Mediaite Newsletter - 10/22/2016

	Mosque Vandalized with Swastika and ‘F—k Islam’ Graffiti by Alberto Luperon Read More »

	Revisit the Case of Christine Chubbuck, the Reporter Who Shot Herself During a Broadcast by Lindsey Ellefson If you can't catch her biopic in theaters this weekend, we can tell you a little bit about Chubbuck, who left an indelible mark on the broadcast news industry. Read More »

	Hannity Angrily Rants to GOP Senator: Assange Hacked DOD When He Was 16, What Have You Done?! by Josh Feldman Republican Senator Ben Sasse today called out Sean Hannity for praising WikiLeaks, and Hannity went on an angry late night Twitter rant against him. Read More »

	Trump on Being Booed at Dinner: I Speak the Truth and 'Some People Don't Like Hearing It' by Josh Feldman Towards the end of his interview with Sean Hannity tonight, Donald Trump briefly addressed being booed at the Al Smith Dinner last night. Read More »

	Olbermann: Trump's Comments on Election Results Are 'The Moral Equivalent of Treason' by Josh Feldman Keith Olbermann, now doing his special commentaries for GQ, has a new one out today attacking Republican leaders for standing by Donald Trump's "moral equivalent of treason." Read More »

	Jorge Ramos: GOP Hasn't 'Learned Their Lesson' About Latinos and Dems Take Us for Granted by Josh Feldman Jorge Ramos tonight appeared on CNN to tell Anderson Cooper how much both parties are not exactly doing that well with Latinos. Read More »

	Lou Dobbs: Trump Refusing to Say He'd Accept Election Results Was a 'Stroke of Genius' by Josh Feldman Lou Dobbs, one of Donald Trump's biggest supporters on Fox News, argued tonight that Trump's refusal to say he whether would accept the election results at the debate was a "stroke of genius." Read More »

	O’Reilly Scolds Trump, Clinton for 'Embarrassing' Display at Al Smith Dinner by Josh Feldman Bill O'Reilly admitted tonight he was absolutely shocked by the "embarrassing" display put on by both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton at the Al Smith Dinner last night. Read More »

	Matthews Confronts Curt Schilling About His Comments to Jake Tapper About Jewish Democrats by Josh Feldman Chris Matthews confronted Curt Schilling tonight for getting into some hot water over his question to Jake Tapper about Jewish Democrats today. Read More »

	'Oh My': GOP Senator Calls Out Hannity for Tweet Praising WikiLeaks by Josh Feldman Sean Hannity, who once said that people could die as a result of WikiLeaks' actions, praised them on Twitter today and said no one died and they're never wrong. Read More »

	DOJ Wants Lawsuit Filed by Parents of Benghazi Victims Thrown Out by Rachel Stockman Read More »

	Ken Burns: Trump Camp's Playbook 'Is Out of the National Socialist Party in Germany' by Josh Feldman Historical filmmaker Ken Burns had a pretty blunt assessment of Donald Trump's campaign tactics in an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour this week. Read More »

	WikiLeaks to Its Supporters: ‘Stop Taking Down the US Internet, You Proved Your Point’ by Josh Feldman If you're wondering who's to blame for you not being able to access Twitter or Netflix today, it may be WikiLeaks supporters. Read More »

	Eric Trump Caught Putting Lemonade in Free Water Cup Like Some Sort of Madman by Alex Griswold Despite being the heir to a billionaire fortune, Eric Trump evidently asked for a free water cup at an In-N-Out Burger and used it to steal lemonade. Read More »

	Thursday Ratings: Al Smith Dinner Gave CNN a Rare Total Ratings Win Over Fox News at 9 PM by Mediaite Staff Last night's Al Smith Dinner gave CNN something very rare: a total-viewer ratings win over Fox News in primetime. Read More »

	This College Basketball Player's Ridiculous Wingspan Makes This Game of Pop-A-Shot Totally Unfair by Joe DePaolo The weekend is upon us, and for many, that will include a trip to the local watering hole — where perhaps a game or two of Pop-A-Shot will ensue. If you end up playing Malik Dime, you will probably lose. Read More »

	WATCH LIVE: Donald Trump Holds Third Rally of the Day in Newtown, PA by Mediaite TV Donald Trump will hold a third rally today at the Newtown Athletic Club Sports Training Center in Pennsylvania. Read More »

	Fox’s Griffin Speaks Out on Ailes Scandal: ‘We Felt That We Had Been Duped’ by Josh Feldman Jennifer Griffin, one of Fox News' most well-known reporters, gave a lengthy interview to People Magazine about how draining this election has been for her family life, the relationship both major candidates have with the press, and the situation her network finds itself in after the revelations of Roger Ailes sexual harassment came out. Read More »

	Salma Hayek Says Trump of Planted Retaliatory Enquirer Story When She Rejected Him by Lindsey Ellefson All of this was said to back up Hayek's insistence that she believes the woman who are coming forward to claim Trump sexually assaulted them. Read More »

	Charlie Sheen Won't Throw Out World Series First Pitch in Cleveland Despite Social Media Support by Joe DePaolo It looks like the Wild Thing will be stranded in the bullpen. Read More »

	Trump Asks His Rallygoers: 'Could Somebody Act Out Being a Protester?' by Josh Feldman Donald Trump trolled the press again today by asking people at his rally to start acting like protesters. Read More »

	City Took Away Horses Away From 80-Year-Old, Now He’s Suing for $50 Million by Ronn Blitzer Read More »

	'I Don’t Speak for Jews': Jake Tapper's Interview with Curt Schilling Took a Strange Turn by Josh Feldman CNN's Jake Tapper interviewed Curt Schilling today and it was going pretty well until Schilling started asking Tapper some personal questions... Read More »

	Read About Donald Trump’s Alleged Bad Behavior on the Set of The Nanny by Lindsey Ellefson Apparently, he hit on the 19-year-old caretaker of 11-year-old actress Madeline Zima. Read More »

	Clinton Jokes Trump's Claim of Winning Debate Is Better 'Comedy' Than His Al Smith Dinner Speech by Lindsey Ellefson Looks like she decided to keep the jokes coming today. Read More »

	No, Seriously, Donald Trump Lost and Here is How We Know by John Ziegler Even if Donald Trump continues to rely on unscientific online polls, conventional wisdom suggests that the 2016 race is over. Read More »

	Richard Branson Says Trump Vowed to Exact Vengeance Upon Those Who Deserted Him by Sam Reisman Business mogul Richard Branson said Trump privately shared with him his plan to exact devastating vengeance upon the people who had failed to help him out of his (most recent) bankruptcy. Read More »

	Biden on Trump: I Wish We Were in High School and 'I Could Take Him Behind the Gym' by Josh Feldman Joe Biden got legitimately angry at Donald Trump at a campaign rally today, even more so than when he suggested Trump's "stupid" this week. Read More »

	Watch This Guy Get Out of His Car During a Traffic Jam to Practice His Basketball Skills by Joe DePaolo Read More »

	Peggy Noonan: 'Sane Donald Trump' Could Have Easily Won, Unfortunately 'He's a Nut' by Josh Feldman Columnist Peggy Noonan has basically given up on Donald Trump, which apparently is a shame for her because she thinks that "Sane Donald Trump" could have won the election easily. Read More »

	Michael Moore Says Anyone Voting for Trump is a 'Legal Terrorist' by Sam Reisman Oscar-winning documentarian-provocateur Michael Moore said in an interview with Rolling Stone published Friday that anyone choosing to vote for Trump was effectively a "legal terrorist." Read More »

	This BYU Fake Punt Might Have Been the Dumbest Play Call in the History of Football by Joe DePaolo BYU tried a fake punt on fourth and 19 from their own 3 yard line. It did not go well. Read More »

	Dinesh D’Souza Attacks Obama by Invoking His Parents 'Dumping Him' by Josh Feldman Conservative commentator and filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza enjoys taking shots at President Obama to rile up the left. This time he may have gotten just a wee bit too personal. Read More »

	Trump Surrogate Says Arrest of Trump's Dad At Klan Rally Shouldn't Have Any Relevance Today by Justin Baragona Steve Cortes wasn't too happy with Michael Daly's article on Trump's Al Smith Dinner appearance. Read More »

	Fmr Klansman David Duke Qualifies for LA Senate Debate (At Historically Black College) by Ken Meyer Well, this should be awkward. Read More »

	Trump Reportedly 'Threw a Fit' on the Set of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air by Lindsey Ellefson Maples was reportedly extremely apologetic for her husband's behavior and told Fresh Prince production staff not to worry about helping her clean the mess. Read More »

	So Bill Murray Was at the White House Press Briefing Today, Which Is Nice by Josh Feldman The man, the myth, the legend––Bill Murray himself made a surprise appearance at the White House press briefing today. Read More »

	WATCH LIVE: Donald Trump Holds Second Rally of the Day in Johnstown, PA by Mediaite TV Donald Trump will continue his day of campaigning by heading to Johnstown, PA for a rally at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena. Read More »

	Chris Wallace Swipes at Jeff Zucker for 'Kind of Childish' Way CNN Covered Debate by Josh Feldman Fox's Chris Wallace took a shot at CNN for how they covered the presidential debate––the one he moderated––live this week. Read More »

	U.S. Officials Investigating 'Malicious' Cyber Attacks Against Major Websites by Sam Reisman Following two waves of attacks that cut off access to major websites Friday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the FBI confirmed that they were investigating. Read More »